The US plan for ByteDance to divest North American TikTok operations is reportedly indefinitely suspended, Instagram’s algorithm will no longer highlight Reels videos watermarked from other services, and Apple is reportedly working on micro OLED displays with TSMC.
A worldwide chip shortage is growing. NXP and Infineon both say chip constraints are no longer limited to automotive. Apple and Sony have both said their newest models are affected by production bottlenecks and component shortages.
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The Clubhouse API is now blocked in China, a internet blackout in Myanmar reduces traffic to 16% of typical usage, and Twitter looks at how it might handle subscriptions.